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.~ V. ~~~ e - .' v ~G-C :t_-S• . 01 ,1 - /1 1-- / 1 / el . , , TilsT,lll :-- . oset,, #4 . • .• - - . . e • 4. r.V4r . , • • .... "'V •••..„ -', • ' mi l ', , • ' ‘' 4. • 1 ,* 4 • .....• .. " ... , , Illik o ..• I . 0 0 . ( .......... 1 t • . eB . '' . ....,.. , , ..ri, • - -Z.: .. • .., il l' i .! k A‘ ..?' C I -1 1 = ' = ~:... • '. '• ' F # ,' 1 A• vt ,iii - ~ t *7 ' 4 4 , AIII' ry p;`: i ~:: .~~. J,.,..,_ UMBUR 10,483. " BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST." NE R. MARTIN has the - honour to . announce that his Engraving of " Belshazzur's Feast," exe cuted, by permission, from" his original finished Sketches, in , the possession of T. Wilson and T. B. Belisario, Esqrs. wilt be rtiady for publication in the ensuing month. - .„ AltlOß's Buildings, New-road, Aprill2, 1820. Subscripticins received by Mr. Martin, Allsop's-buildin_ga ; Mr-Clay, Ludgate-hill; Messrs. Hurst and Robinson, Pall Mall; Messrs. Colnagbi and Co. Pall Mall East ; Mr. Acker- Straral ; Mr. Macdonald, Strand. U . TOM AT A , ANCIENT ARMOUR, IN -LAIL FANTINE ARITHMETICIAN, GIANT, GOTHIC lIALL, 7, HAYMARKET. The celebrated AIUSICAL and other AUTOMATA, dig. Playing, in a great variety of subjects, _from the Most elegant liman Figure down to the smallest Birds and Insects, the as. tontshing Powers of Mechanistn, by their wonderful imitations of animated Nature; together with the choice COLLEC TION of ANCIENT ARMOUR surrounding the Hall. Also, the INFANTINE ARITHMETICIAN, only Sit. Years of age, gifted with the astonishing faculty of solving 'arithmetical questions, without the use of either pen or pencil, ar even a knowledge of the !minerals themselves. This highly interesting child upifornily details the method pirsued . by hint :in strivin g at the solution of the proposed questions.—Admit- Sauce, 25.; Children, ls. • Also, the surprising GIANT, Monlienr LOUIS . the tallest Man who has visi te d this Kingdoin since the days of O'Brien, and far supeiior elegant symmetry, proportion, and mown. lar strength. Monsieur Louis (who is 25 years of age, pos. testing all the polite and agreeable manners of his country. In ca) , will gratify his Visitors with.a sight of his favourite Horse Nonpareil, being the smallest in the Wothl.—Admit tant.:*l Child will be attended to the Residences o f the No bility and Gentry. - PURSUANT to a DECREE of the 111011 COURT of CHANCERY, made inn Cause of IiENCK against SfIIJ3I. THE CREDITORS of JOHN GEORGE RENCK, late of Oxford.street, in the County of M ‘dletex, Biscuit Baker (who died in the year 182 . 2), are, on or before the 26th day of Mav next, to come in and prOve their Debts before Sir GIFFIN . %VILSON, one of the Masters of the' said Court at his Chambers in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London ; or, in default thereof, they will pe. reltlptorily be excluded the benefit of the said Decree. EGAN and WA TER NI AN, Essex-street, Strand, 11126. Plaintiff's Solicitors. EXCELLENT GROUSE-SHOOTING IN SCOTLAND TO BE LET. AN EXTENSIVE RANGE of MOORS, in INVERNESS-SHIRE fit to be LET on a LEASE, not under Seven Years.endurance, where Grouse are surprisingly nuirierous, and Deer, Woodcock, Snipe , flare , "&e. &e. are to k _ 111°And• ror:particulats apply to Hugh 111• Queen, (heat King-street, Edinburgh. FINE CONGO TEA. ss. per It. HITRIDGE and CO. 91, CHEAPSIDE, 1 711OLE ° A n a t:3; ii t t ci c si l lrly the Public with TEAS at Good Mixed Tea, at - Jamaica Coffbe . Dutch Ditto - Finest Berbice Turkey. - Cocoa, fresh Toasted, ground or whole - The Public are respectfully informed, that Otago wishing fot Low Priced Teas can be accomodated with Black Tea at 3s. 4d. per lb. CI. Corner of Ironmonger-lane. Os. Od. pet IL 1 6 2 0 2 4 3 4 NTLEMEN'S TRAVELLING DRESS. CIE `Lit ING and SHAVING CASES.--Messrs. H. and W. SMITH, Manufacturers, No. 162, Strand, beg leave most re. !Tactfully to solicit the attention of the Nobility, Gentry, and Commercial World in articular, to their greatly Improved TRAVELLING CASES, of various patterns, on principles of perfect security, elegance, and portability; also to their latge assortment of Dressing Cases, of the most approved and commodious forms, the quality and workmanship of which cannot be surpassed, and at prices remarkably low s. d. 12 Inch Suffices - 20 0 Small roll-up Dressing 14 Do. do. . 22 6 Case, with best In- With Btamah's Patent struments - 14 0 Lock 6s. extra Basil do. do. - 17 B 12. Inch Book Back .30 0 Roll-up Box Pouch 20 0 14 Do. do. . 31 6 Do. with numerous and glitch Double Do. 36 0 very superior Instru -14 Do. do. . 30 0 :Hems 14 Inch Do,, Dressing, Upright real Russia made of the best Eng- Do., with superior In lish basil, equal in ap. stu ments . pearanw to Russia 42 6 Also, an assortment of Rosewe moderat Second house from the Crows Ott Dressing Caeca, on the same to terms. n and Anchor Tavern, Strand. CLARK'S GENERAL OUTFITTING WAREHOUSE, for the EAST and WEST IN. "" 44 S and SOUTH AMERICA, EXETER CHANGE, S TAND. oei b , Cadet% and Writers going to India, and Gentle -1111111 Preceeding to Smith America, or whoother part of the Globe will find in this Establishment the le of their Mal— ta"' Appointments, Swords, Chacos, Sashes, Belts, Pistols, &c. t_ogether with a l arge and well-manufactured stock of Sea Cots, Celies, and Bedding; Cabin Wash-hand Tables, Chairs, and Lamps ; Sea Chests, M u l e an d Bu ll ock Trunks, and every other description of Travelling Equipage. -AN ASSORTMENT OF - CANTEENS, ready fitted with the necessary requisites for India, and other tropical climates : likewise a great variety of Silver and Plated Articles, Knives, and Forks, suitable for families going abroad ; Military and Hindostanee Books, Maps, &c. A FASHIONABLE STOCK of Carriage, Curricle, Tan. ti m, Ph o t o n, Stanhope and Chaise HARNESS, wit h every description of Saddlery, &c. &c. for home use, East and West Indies, and South America, which merit inspection from their excellent quality, first stile of workmanship, and moderate prices. All the Articles in thisEstablisliment are warranted, and the excellent plan of fifty years standing is stiU strictly adhered to, of asking but one Ready Money Price, from wklch no abate 'Vent will be made. NERVOUS COMPLAINTS, and DEBILITY. R. FOTHERGILL'S NERVOUS DROPS. To those who are afflicted with Nervous Disorders and their various distressing affections, as oppression of spirits, headaches, loss of appetite, indigestion, spasms, tremors, Glinting tits, and debility or relaxation of the system, it is con. lidently recommended to have recourse to the above celebrated aledicine, from which they are assured of obtaining immediate and by a due perseverance in it, agreeably to the direc tions given the complete re-establishment of their health. ,Sold in Bottles, at 4s. ; I Is. and 225. by Butlers, Che mists, 4, Cheapside. corner of St. Paul's, London ; 54, Sack- Ville-street, Dublin ; and 73, Princes-street, Edinburgh ; Sa vor and CO. 136, New Bond-street, arid 220, Regent-street; and by the principal Medicine Venders throughout the United Rin g d orn . Of whom may be had, Dr. FOTHERGILL'S TONIC PEatALr PILLS, recommended in general Debility of the Constitution, also tut safe and excellent remedy in those pe. tiodical irregularities which Females, of delicate and languid circulation, more especially the younger part, are liable to.-- In NUB, at 19. lid. and 2s. 9d. PATENT SASHES and DO 0 R,S.--4 AM ES TURNER, Carpenter and Builder, No. 4G, WELLS STREET, Oxford-street, Sole Proprietor of a Patent lately granted for an improved principle of constructitt and hanging Voiding Sashes usually called French Sashes, and Doors, by Ivilich the external air is excluded, and rain water effectually Prevented from penetrating into rooms, and admit of the best ventilation. J. Turner, in offering them to the consideration o ,f Nobl e men and Gentlemen, especially to Architects and zuilders, trusts they will be found to merit their entire appro. batlon.—Doors and Sashes fixed, as above, for inspection. #. d, 4 0 18 0 86 0 ESTABLISHED UPWARDS OF SEVEN YEARS. LONDON REPOSITORY for the CABINET-MA KERS' SOCIETY, tor every Description of CABINET FUT-NI- I TUBE, and UPHOLSTERY done in the first style of elegance, from a Cottage to a Palace. FEATHER BED and MATTRESS MANUFACTORY, No. 71, CORNER of LDADENHALL-STREEN, Opposite Aldgate Pump. 1111 E ROCI ET I' of CA BE NET,MAKERS respectfully inform the Public that they still continue the above Establishment for the benefit of industrious and in genious Mechanics who have_ large Families, by offering those manufactured articles in the Cahinet line, of. the best workman ship, anti cheaper than any house can do in London, there be ing no other profit required on ►he goods but the warehouse and other expences .1 being sufficiently satisfied with having constant employment for themselves and families. . _ The Committee of this Establishment return their sincere thanks to the Nobility and Public in general, for the most ge nerous and liberal patronage bestowed on the Society during thelast oars iiil hope still to merit by huthble endeavours, their fhture favOura. Orr their seventh Annual Meeting, which took plaeL, ou Friday, the Ist day of last July, the Committee have the pleasure to announce to the Public, that after deduct ing for sick, printing, and other incidental expences, the divi dend for eatli member amounted to 2/. 10s., which was paid to each on the 'above day. Forty new members were received Into the SoCiety last year, and the Committee still hope through the public favour, that they will be enabled to increase the number this year. The Society and their families beg leave to return their sin cere thanks to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have hitherto honoured them with their orders and recommendation, and shall always feel happy in their endeavours to give future satisfaction ; at the same time solicit a continuance of their benevolence.. The following Article's ate inserted as a Specimen of the very • Low Prices, all IVarranted of good Workmanship and Dry Wood.— Ready Money only Full-size mahogany 4-post lath bottom Bedstead £4 -4 0 Full-sized Tent Bedstead • -, • - - 1 6 0 Ditto with Furniture - . - - - 315 0 Bordered straw Mnttrass to fit . - 1 1 o Ditto doe-hair Mattress to fit - - 1 1 0 Feather Bed free from dust or smell - - 310 0 Three ft. 6 in. feather Bed ditto - • 2.12 0 Four ft. 6 in. bordered horse-hair tick Mattress 2 10 c Four ft. 6 in. ditto of the best elastic horse-hair in tick 3 3 c Four ft. 6 in. flock Bed and Bolster - - 110 1 Six japanned Chairs, in dil, of any colour or description 1 7 ( Best japanned ditto Dressing-table with drawer 0 16 i Ditto ditto Wash-hand-stand ditto , - - tlB i Common japanned, Wash-hand-stand . - - 0 8 I Common ditto Dressing-table - '• - - 0 S 3 ft. Chest of 'mahogany Drawers, solittDrawers 3 10 3 ft. 6 in. ditto - - • - - - 412 Mahogany 2-step Bed-step Night Conled)tence -1, 6 Ditto 3 ditto Night Convenience • - - 114 Ditto Bidett and Pan - • - . - - I 6 Bed-room Easy Chair - - - 3 0 Bed-room Sofaßedstead with 3 Matresael to fit, with Top 3 8 Ditto. • - . - - 4 4 Handsome Mahogany Wardrobe - - 13 13 Ditto - - . - , - 15 15 French Bedstead in Oil of the best description 3 3 Bamboo 'rent Bedstead - - '. . 112 Do. in Oil, French Top, with Rods flar Furniture to draw 2 10 Bamboo French Eliptie Top Bedstead and Drapery, Furniture, Fringe, &c. - - 8 10 5 ft. mahogany 4-posi Bedstead and Furniture, with ' . French Draperies lined all through, silk Fringe 14 14 5 ft. ditto with CorniCe - - - 16 16 5 ft. in.. ditto - - - - 18 18 5 ft. 6 in, ditto with Burnished Gold Cornices, ele. ' OM Drapetic% Mahogany Dressing Table . , - Ditto - - Servanta! Drawers - - - Eight mahogany Chairs, 0 and 2 Elbows, covered in Horstuhair and brass nails - - Mahogany Pembroke Table - - Ditto Dining Table . . Mahogany Sofa or Couch, covered in Horse-hair to match Chairs _ - - 610 o Ditto - ~, - - 7 10 0 Ditto - - - - 810 0 Ditto - - - 9 10 0 Ditto - - . - 10 It) 0 Cellarot Sideboard . - - 615 0 Ditto . - 7 7 0 Handsotne Pedeital Sideboard. with carved Back 10 10 0 Ditto Ditto - . - - 12 12 0 - - - -' 15 10 0 Ditto - - - lB 11) 0 Ditto _ , - - 22 10 0 Set of 4 ft. Mahogany •bining Tables, 11 ft. 6 in. long 15 10 0 Ditto - - - 17 0 0 4 ft. 6 in. ditto - - . 17 10 0 4 ft. 6 in. ditto - - - 19 10 0 Small Dining Table on Patent Principle - 810 0 Ditto . - - . 910 0 Ditto _ - - - 10 10 0 Ditto - - - - 12 12 0 Mahogany Pillor and Claw Table - 3 15 0 Ditto - . - - 4 4 0 Mahogany Tray.stand . - 0 8 0 Butlers' Tray . - - Vl2 0 Patent Sandwich Tray, Brass Lock - 1 8. 0 Mahogany Music Chair, inlaid with Brass - 2 0 0 Music Stool covered in Morocco - - 1 6 0 Music or Chair . - 0 8 0 8 Mahogany Chairs, 6 and 2 elbows, covered in Horse-hair - - - 7 0 o 8 Trafalgar Chairs, Loose Seats, Brass Moulded 10 10 0 8 do. Best Spanish Wood - - . . 12 12 o Set of Mahogany Card and Sofa Tables , branded in Rose-wood . • - - • Set ditto on Pillar and Claws - - Ditto -•- - - Ditto . - - - - - Ditto, the Best that can be made - Elegant Dining-room Window Curtains, cornished, lined and fringed -- - - 66 0 Ditto ditto . . . - - 77 0 Ditto, the Best that can be made, gold cornisla, silk _ fringe, &c. . - - - - Drawing-room Couch - - - Ditto Ditto, (the Best that can be made) Drawing-roorn Trafalgar Chairs, each Ditto inlaid with Brass, do. - Ditto, ditto, do. - Best Horse-hair Cushion - . Common ditto - . . . . . Real Rosewood Drawing-room Tables, in two Card and Sofa, - - - - 19 0 0 Di tto ditto • - - - 21 10 0 Ditto, French polished, Carved Lion' Claw - 26 5 0 Elegant Drawing-room Curtains, each - 66 0 Ditto . . - - - 7 7 0 Ditto - - - - ' - 88 0 Rosewood Tea-Caddies, of all kinds of Fancy, from 10s. to 28s. Imitation Rosewood Canterbury - - 1 12 0 Mahogany ditto - - - 112 0 Chimney Glass - a. 10s., 7/. 75., and 10 'lO 0 Japanned Rosewood Clieflioneer, Silk Front 2 3 13 : Ditto, do. - - Ditto, do: - - 713 o Ditto, do: . -t; 10 0 Lady's Work Table, Mahogany - - 115 0 Ditto, with Silk Bag and Fringed, 31.35., 41. 45., and 5 5 0 Pair of Pole Fire Scrams inlaid with Brass - 33 0 Pair of Screen Tables - - - 210 0 Foot-Stool of any description - - 07 0 Japan Book Shelves - - - 07 0 Rosewood do. - - . 0 10 0 Mahogany do. - 10 0 Rosewood Loo Tables, 81. 10s., 9/. lOs , 101.105., & 12 12 0 All Feather Beds warranted free from * dust or smell, or the Money returned. W. THURNELL, Agent. Country Dealer!' supplied.--Goods Packed fit for all parts of Great Britain and to the East and West Indies. Captains fi tted Out, and Merchants supplied with Cabinet Goods for Exporta tion. Apartments Furnished et a few hours notice, and Houses in two or four days. t';-t All Goods for the Country mustbe paid f - Delivery o. oti at the Wharf. All kinds of Drawing and Dining Room Curtains and Bed Furniture's of every description' Made-up and Re-cleaned for Town and Country, by sending your own Cotton. '2200 1 4 0 1 10 0 2 2 0 6 15 0 2 0 3 10 0 8 15 0 14 10 0 11► 15 0 17 15 4) 20 10 10 10 0 5 5 0 6 10 0 7 7 o 1 0 1 2 0 1 5 0 0 6 6 0 4 6 MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1826. "VALUABLE ISLAND, FISHING STA- Y TIONS, &c. on the West Coast of Invernt4s.shiro.—T o be SOLD by PRIVATE BAROAIN„-:-the ISLAND of ERISKAY, situated between South Vist and Barra. It con tains nearly 1,700 acres of the richest pasture, and 1H acres of arable land. This island is capable of producing annually about 50 tons of excellent kelp, and its principal harbour is one of the safest, most commodious, and centrical, in the west coast of Scotland. Eriskay is by far the hest fishing station in the West coast of Scotland ; herring and cod, and other lists, are abundant ; lyng is no where to be found in larger quantities, and with such remarkable facilities for killing, curing, &e. The neighbouring lochs are noted . forlserring, &c. Eriskay will either be sold with theie exclusive advantages, or a certain portion of it may be fued to any person desirous of establish ing a regular fishery. For further particulars; apply to 11u4 1 laic Queen, W. S., 61, Great King street, Edinburgh, who is in possession of the titles, and has authority to conclude a pri vate bargaSa. VOW MADRAS and CALCUTTA, will leaze 12 the river in a feu , il&ya, the.44le - teak . Shit CITY of UDINISIJIIGH; A I, GNORGE 1411.1 q F., Commander ; hM a poop and forecastle, and is in every.respect fitted a* regular Indianian. tier accommodation for passengers in excellent. The round house and great cabin are still unoccupied. nos room for a few tons of light goods only. Carries an estpe• rienced Surgeon. Apply to Messrs. Inglis, Forbes, and Co. 2, Mansionhouge-place; Mr. William Masson, 8, St. Swethen's. lane; or to Buckles, I3agster, and Buchanan,l3, Mark.lane. AMERICAN PAPERS. .From the Supplement to the National Intelligencer, March 18. The following Message was yesterday transmitted by the President of the United States to Congress:— TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED !PATES. Washington, 111rech 15, 1196. In compliance with the resolution of the House of the sth tilt; requesting me to cause to be laid before the House, so much of the correspondence between the Government Of the United States and the new States of America, respecting the' proposed Congress, or meeting of Diplomatic Agents at Pana ma, and such information respecting the general character of that expected Congres's, as may be in my possession. I now transmit to the House a report from the Secretary of State, with the correspondence and information requested by the reso lution. With regard to the objects in which the agents of the United States are expected to take part in the deliberations of that con. gress, I deem it proper to premise, that these objects did not form the only, nor even thet)rincipal motive for the acceptance of the invitation. My first and greatest amusement was to meet, in the spirit of kindness and friendship, an overture made in that spirit by three sister Republic 4 of this hemisphere. The great revolution its human affairs which has brought into exist. ence, nearly at the sametime, eight sovereign and independent nations in our own quarter of the globe, has placed the United States in a situation not less novel, and scarcely less interesting than that in which they had found themselves, by their own transition from a cluster of colonies to a nation of sovereign States. The deliverance of the Southern American Republics from.the oppression, under which they had been so long afflict• ed, was hailed with great unanimity by the psfiple of thi►► Union, as among the most auspicious events of the age. On the dth May, 1822, an'act of Congress made an appropriation of one hundred thousand dollars " for such mksious to the Independent Nations on the American continent as the Presi dent of the United States might deem proper." In exercising the authority recognised by this act, my pre decessor, by the advice and consent of the Senate, appointed successively, Ministers Plenipotentiary to the Republics of Co. lombia, Buenos Ayres, Chili, and Mexico. Unwilling to rise among the fraternity of freedom questions of precedency and etiquette, which even the European Monarchs had of late found it necessary in a great measure to discard, he dispatohes these Ministers to Colombia, Buenos Ayres, and Chili, without 'ex acting from those Republics, as by the ancient principles of political primogeniture he might have done, that the compli ment of a Plenipotentiary mission should have been paid first by them to the United States. The instructions prepared under his direction to Mr. Anderson, the first of our Ministers to the Southern Continent, contain, at much length, the gene ral principles upon which he thought it desirable that our rela tions, political and commercial, with these our new neighbours: should lie established, for their benefit and ours, and that of the future ages of out posterity: Similar instructions were furnished to the Ministers appointed to Buenos Ayres, Chili, and Mexico ; and the system of social intercourscs which it was the purpose of those missions to establish from the first opening of our diplomatic relations with those rising nations, is the most effective 'exposition of the principles upon which the invitation to the Congress at Panama has been accepted by me, as well as of the objects of the negotiation at that meeting, in which it was expected that our Plenipotentiaries should take part. The,House will perceive that, even at the date of these in structions, the first treaties between some of the Southern Re publics had been concluded, by which, they had stipulated among themselves this diplomatic assembly at Panama. And it will be seen with what caution, so far as it might concern the policy of the United States, and at the game time, with what frankness and good will towards those nations, he gave counte nance to their design of inviting the United Suttee to this high assembly for consultation upon American interests. It was not considered a conclusive reason for declining this invitation ' that the proposal for assembling such a Congress had not first been matlety ourselves. The first and paramount principle, upon which it was deemed wise and just to lay the corner stone of all our future relations with them was disinterestedness ; the next was cordial good will to them ; the third was a claim of fair and equal reciprocity. Under these impressions, when the invitation was formally and earnestly given, had it even been doubtful, whether any of the objects proposed for consider ation and discussion at the Congress, were such as that itnme diate and important interests of the United States would be af fected by the issue, I should nevertheless have determined, so far as it depended upon me, to have accepted the invitation and to have appointed ministers to attend the meeting. The proposal itself implied that the Republics by whom it was made believed that important interests of ours or of theirs, rendered our attend. ance there desirable. They had given us notice, that in ' th e novelty of their situation, and in the spirit of deference to our experience, they would he pleased to have the benefit of our frieedly counsel. To meet the temper with which tbis proposal was made, with a cold repulse, was not thought congenial to that warm interest in their welfare, with which the people anti Government of the Union 'had hitherto . gone hand in hand through the whole progress of their revolution. To insult s tl i i n e i n n i a t r iy astiaoremfubsiy, to refusal of btheetsiriozderbtuy ourselves, was an expedientre, and then invite th em to a which nover presented itself to the mind. I would have sent Ministers to the meeting, had it been merely to give them such advice as they might have desired, even with reference to tnleininnglear4nlyy to e xplain of specific measures t o w hi c h proposaland set forth to th em our their own interests, not involving ours. I would have sent re th aso em n i rf d or it 4 they might desire our concurrence, but which we might deem, incompatible with our interests or our duties. In the inter.. coarse between nations, temper is a missionary perhaps more poWerfal than talent. Nothing was ever lost by kind treat ment. Nothing can be gained by sullen repulses and aspiring pretensions. But objects of the highest importance, not only to the future welfare of the whole human race, butbeittlng directly upon the speciallnterests of this Union, will engage the deliberations of • the Congress ofParina; whither we are represented, may be offered by our Plenipotentiaries, for consideration, having in view both these great results, our own interes6, and the improve - merit of the condition °linen upon earth. Among the topics enumerated in official papers, publiihed by the Republic of Colombia, and adverted to in the corres pondence now communicated to the House, as intended to be presented for discussion at Panama, there is scarcely one in which the result of the meeting will nut . deeply affect the in terests of the United States. Even those in which the intelli- gent states alone will take an active part, will have a powerful effect upon the state of our relations with the American, and probable with the principal European States. Were it. merely that .we might be correctly and speedily informed Of the pro. ceedings of the Congress, and of the progres4 and issue of their negociations, I should hold it ativitraMe„ OM we should bleu an accredited agency with thvni, placed in such confidential re., 'talons with the other members, as would ensure the authen ticity and the safe and early transmission Of its reports. Of the same enumerated topics, are the preparation of a manifesto, setting forth to the world the justice of their cause, and the re, lations they desire to hold with other Christian Powers; and . to form a convention, of Navigation and Commerce, applidble both to the Confederated States and to their Allies. Without recurring to that total prostration of all neutral and commercial rights, which marked the progress of' the late Eu ropean wars, and which finally involved the United States in them, and adverting only to our political relations with these American nations, it is observable that while in all other re spect* those relations have been uniformly and without exceii. tion of the most friendly and mutually satisfactory character, the only causes of difference and dissension between us and them, which ever have arisen, originated in those never-failing fountains of discord and irritation, discriminations of commer cial favour to other nations, licentious privateers, and paper blockades. I cannot, without doing injustice to the Republics of Buenos Ayres and Colombia, forbear to acknowledge the candid and conciliatory spirit with which they have repeatedly yielded to our friendly representations and remonstrances on these subjects—in repealing discriminative laws which operated to our disadvantage, and in revoking the commissions of their privateers. To which Colombia has added the magna nimity of making reparation for unlawful captures by some.of her cruisers, anti of assenting, in the midst of war, to treaty stipulations favourable to neutral navigation. But the recur rence of these occasions of complaint has rendered the renewal of the discussions, which result in the removal of them, nec6. vary, while, in the meantime, injuries are sustained by mer. chants and other individuals of the United States which can not be repaired, and the remedy lingers in overtaking the per nicious operation of the mischief. 'lite settlement of general principles pervading with equal efficacy all the A mericun Staten, tan alone put an end to these evils, anti can alone be accom plished us the proposed Assembly. If it be true that the noblest treaty of peace ever mentioned in history Is that by which the Carthaginians were bound to abo lish the practice of sacrificing their own children, because it was stipulated in faVour of human nature, I cannot exaggerate to myself *the unfading glory with which these United States will go forth in the memory of future ages, if, by their friendly counsel, by their moral influence, by the power of argument and persuasion alone, they can prevail upon the American na tions at Panama to stipulate by general agreement among themselves, and so far as any of them may be concerned, the perpetual abolition of private war upon the ocean.. And if. we cannot yet fiatterourselves that this may be accomplished, as advances towards it, the establishment of the principle that the friendly flag shall cover the cargo, the curtailment of contrite: band of war, and the proscription of fictitious paper blockades ; engagements which we may reasonably hope will not. prove impracticable, will, if successfully inculcated, redound propor tionally to our ' honour, and drain the fountain of many a future sanguinary war. The late President of the United States, in his Message to Congress of the 24- December, 1823, while an. nouncing the negociation then pending with Russia, relating to the north-west coast of this continent, observed, that the occasion of the discussions to which that incident had given rise, had been taken for asserting as a principle, in which the rights and interests of the United States were involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent Condition which they had assumed and maintained, were thenceforward not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European Power. The . principle bad first been assumed in that negotiation with Russia. It rested upon a course of reasoning egnally simple and conclusive. With the eiceptien of the existing European colonies, which it was in nowise in. tended to disturb, the two continents consisted of several vereigns and independent nations, whose territory covered their whole surface. By this, their independent condition, the United States enjoyed the right of commercial intercourse with every part of their possessions. To attempt the establishment of a colony in those possessions would be to usurp, to the ex clusion of others, a commercial intercourse, which was the common posseesion of all. It could not be done without en. creaching upon existing rights of the United States. The Go vernment of Human has never disputed these ' positions nor manifested the slightestest dissatisfaction at their having been taken. Most of the new American .Republics have declared their entire assent to them ; and they now propose, among the subjects of consultation at Panama, to take into consideration the means of making effectual the assertion of that principle, as well as the means of resisting interference from abroad, with the domestic concerns of the American Governments. In alluding to these means, it would obviously be prema titre, at this time, to anticipate that. which is offered merely as matter for consultation, or to pronounce upon those measures which have been or may be suggested. The purpose of this Governinent is, to concur in none which would import hostility to Europe, or justly excite resentment in any of her States. Should it be deemed rdvisable to contract tiny conventional en gagement on this topic, our views would extend no further than to a mutual pledge of the parties to the compact to maintain the principle in application to its own territory, and to permit no colonial lodgements or aw e p s ist t eh m htsbtarli declarationrel i la s s i pci istme:creet exercised fta o teilyi f ltsesbeeodcbhiai nrmatEuro pean inferredscoitvecharacter 1 : 1.0 n t am e n r jurisdictionfotehnreaentocie. whichttf h r poeonnnt hasei a t i s b sb o w : e a ne d tne ,7l , l a f l its at anti poie future nr ht anti exposure of it to the world, may 'be probably all that the occasion would require. Whether the United States should or should not be parties to such a declaration, :nay-justly form a part of' the deliberatiol. That there is an evil to be reme died, needs little Weight into the secret history of late years to know, and that this remedy may best be concerted at the Pa , flume meeting, deserves mit least the experiment of considera tion. 'A concert of nielontres, having reference to the more ef. fectual abolition of the African Slave Trade, and the considera tion of the light in which the political condition of the Island of Hayti is to be regarded, are also among time subjects men tioned by the Minister from the Republic of Colombia, as be lieved to be suitable fur deliberation nt the Congress. The fuil ure of time negociatione with that republic, undertaken during the late administration, for the suppression of that trade, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives, in dictates the expediency of listening with respectful attention to propositions which maa, contribute to the accomplishment of the great end which was the purpose of that resolution, while the result of those negociations will serve as atltnonition to ab stain from pledging this Government to any arrangement which might be expected to tail of obtaining the tuivice and consent of the Senate, by a constitutional majority to its rati fi cation . . Whether the political condition of 'thylan4 of Ila . _ shall be brought at all into discussion at the meeting, may be n question of preliminary advisement. There are in the poll. , tical constitution of Oovernment of that people, eirentu. I stances• dint have hitherto forbidden the acknowledgement of them by the Government of the United States, as save. been seen in their acceptance reign and independent. Additional reasons for withholding th ee e nt g ) r Y ant of a foreign Prince ; un the concession by them, of exclu. i l l: e a r :. coup e e nn k al n ii o tni w itoit l l e ws d ev g sr i tieur e t i vi t g i a t t li t a ly) :g tyu re sive commercial advantages to one nation, adapted altogether proposed upon different prin. to the state of colonial vassalage, and retaining little of inde pendence but the name. Our Plenipotentiaries will, be in. Sttlietta to . present these views to the Assembly of Panama; of .this thi un g io , n ,0 . : and should they not be certurred in, to decline acceding to e n i n p y ies. arrangement which marte will show, laow is l' o li f e tlee7pedi:i°llmptoitr't the Islands of im m C e n d b ia a te and bea P ri o n r g tn upon etT h aieritel p a r cti e on :n e t veit in n t it e liase re n s e t e s eni n ele n r t ge t edut, T u t l u t re htera p n ros asiti p tlej ec tnttie ts don of vernment. The invasion of both those la m a, by the PRTCE SEVEN PENCE. united forces of Mexico and Colombia, is avowedly amei ni t the objects to be matured by the belligerent States, at P anama. . • The convulsions to which;feont tho peculiar corerosifion of theie population, they would be liable, in the event o Such an inva. - lion, and the danger therefrom resulting of their falling ulti merely falling into the hands of Some. European Power other than Spain, will not admit of .our looking at the consequences to which the Congress at Panama may leadt with indifference. . It is unnecessary to enlarge on this topic, or to say more than' that all our efforts in reference to this interest will be to pre. - serve the etisting state of things, the tranquillity of the Islands, and the 'peace and security of their inhabitants. And, Intik, the Congress of Panama is belived to present a fair occasion for urging upon all the new nations of the South the jest and liberalprinciples of religious liberty. Not by any leterference whatever in their internal concerns, but by Claiming for our citi- • . zens, whose occupations or interests may call them to occasional residence hi their territories; the inestimable privilegeof worship ping their Creator according to the dictates of their elm con- 4 , sciences. This privilege, sanctioned by the customary law of nations, and secured by treaty stipulations in numerous national compacts; secured even to our own citizens in the treaties with Colombia and with the Federation of Centre! America, yet ni s • be obtained in the other South American Suttee and Mexico. Existing 'prejudices are still struggling against it,. which may, ' perhaps, be more successfully combated tit this general m eeting than at the separate seats of Government of each Republic. ' I can scarcely deem it otherwise than superiitietts to observe, , that the Assembly will be in itsneture diplomatic, and not legis lative. That nothing can be transacted there obligatory upon any one of the States to be represented at therneeting, unless with the express concurrence of its Own representatives, not even then, but •• subject to the ratification of its constitutional authorities at home. The faith of the United States to fereign powers cannot otherwise be pledged. I. shall, indeed, in the first instance, consider the assembly , as merely consultatitie and although the Plenipo.. tentiaries of the United States will be empowered to receive and refer to the consideration of their Government, any proposition from the other parties to the meeting, they *ill be authorized to conclude nothing, unless subject to the definitive sanction of this Government, in all its constitutional forms. It hes.„ therefore, seemed to me unnecessary to insist, that every oh= ject to be discussed at the meeting should be specified With the precision of a judicial sentence, or enumerated with the ex actness of a mathematical demonstration. - The purpose of the meeting itself is to deliberate upon the great and common in: . terests of several new and neighbouring nations. If the mea sure is new and without precedent, so is the situation of the' ' plains° it. That the purpOses of the meeting are somewhat indefinitive, far from being an objection to it, is among the co gent reasons for its adoption. It is not the establishment of prin.' ciples of intercourse with one, but with seven or eight „nations at once. That, before they have had the means of exchanging ideas, and communicating with one another in' common upon these topics, they . should have definitively settled and arranged them in concert, is to require that the etileit should precede the cause. It is to exact as a preliminary to the meeting; that foe the accomplishment of which the meeting itself is designed. : Among the inquiries which were thought entitled to conside. ration before the determination was taken to accept the inritas, tion, was that, whether the measure might not lie e tendency to change the policy hitherto invariably pursued by the Ut.iiß States, of avoiding all entangling alliances, and all unnecessary foreign connexions. Mnulful of the advice given by the Father of our country, in. his farewell address, that the . great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial re• lawns, to have with •theM as little political connection as pos sible i and faithfully adhering to the spirit of that admonition, I cannot overlook the reflection, that the counsel of Washing. ton, in that instance, like all the counsels of wisdom, was found. ed upon the fircumstances in which our country and the world around us were situated at the time when it was given; that, the reasons assigned by him for his, advice were, that Europe, interest, which to us had none at a l a ut ‘ d , e I a y z s e e m • t o o t e f p r r elTt a io r n y . That hence ihe must be engaged in frequent . controversies, the causes of which were essentially foreign to, our concerns. That our detached and distant situa. tion invited and enabled tie to pursue a different course. That . by our union and rapid growth, with an efficient government,' the period was not far distant when we might defy material ins jury front external annoyance; when we might take such an attitude as would cause our neutrality to be respected ; and with reference to belligerent nations, might choose peace or war, as our interests, guided by justice, should counsel. Compare our situation and the circumstances of that time with those of the present day ; and what, from the very words of 'Washington then, would be his counsels to his countrymen now ? Europe has still her set of primary interests, With which we have little , _or a remote relation. Our distant and detached situation with reference to Europe remains the same. But we • were then the only independent nation of this hemisphere, and we were surrounded by European colonies, with the greater part of which we had no more intercourse than with the inhabitants of another planet. Those colonies have now be traniforrned into eight independent nations, extending to our very borders—. seven of them Republics, like ourselves, with whom we haye an immensely growing commercial, an must have, and :•litive already, important political connexions, with reference to our situation is neither distant nor detached—whose political principles and systems of government, congenial with Our own, must and will have an action and counteraction tipoh is and ours, to which we cannot be indifferent if we would. The rapidity of our growth, and the consequent inmate, of our strength, has more than realised the anticipation'af ifiis inirable political legal legacy. Thirty years have needy .elap. sed since it was written, an interval, our population', ouryteielth, our territorial ex tension,our power,physical anti inorablitis deritly trebled. Reasoning upon this state of thingit from the soundeind jud ideas pi inciples of Washington,and must we not sity,that die period which he predicted as then not far off' has arrived ? That America has a set of primary interests, which have none or'a remote relation to Europe. That the interference of Europe therefore in those concerns should be spontaneously withheld by her upon the tame prirkiplea, that we have never interfered with hers ; and that, if she should interfere, as ahe may, by measures which may have a great and dangerous recoil upon ourselsies, we might be called in defence of our own altars and firesides, ton take an attitude which would cause our neutrality to be Teepect ed, and choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, ahall counsel. The acceptance of this invitation, therefore, far from 'con— flicting with the counsel of the policy of Washington, la directly deducible from and comformable to it; nor is it less con. formable to the views of my immediatenredecessor ' 44 des dared in his annual message to Congress,.cit the std of Decem— ber, 1823. -• • To the question which may be asked, whether this mat ting and the principles which may he adjusted A,pd settled by it as rulers of intercourse between the Amerieen na• done, may not give umbrage to the Holy Leagtie of European Powers, or offence to Spain, it is deemed a -silt ficient answer, that our attendance at Panama can give no just cause of umbrage or offence to either—and that the United States will stipulate nothing there which can give such (twee. Here the right of inquiry into our purposes and measures must' stop.. The Holy League of Europe itself was formed without Inquiring of the United States whether it would or would 'not give uinbrege to them. The fear of giving umbrage to the 'Hay League Of Europe was urged as a motive for denying tai:lhe American nations the acknowledgement of their indepenfletige. That it would be viewed .by Spain as hostility to her was not only urged but directly declared by herself. The Congress and administration of that day consulted their rights and datlee and not their tears. Fully determined to give no needless dise pleasure to any foreign power, the United States can tannic the probability of their giving it, only by the right which any foreign State could have, to take it from their measures. Nei. ther the representation of the United States at , Panama, nor any measure to which their assent may be yielded there, • wilt 'give to gth l t e t a ke° l l le Y heretofore , frt League,e b n re,. take counsel nm Ytohre it s" from alnt'e theirhberdui Un i t e d°t i r es7 S e tS eil e rr 11, ;I: uh a lf n et st their fear r e e . Such a the °bier% in which it is expected that the lAmipotesi-, tiaries of die United State*, when commissioned to , intend the meeting et the Isthmus, will take part; and ouch are the motives and purposes, with which the invitation of the three Republics was accepted., It was, however, as the }louse will peretiive from the correspondence, accepted only upon condition AIM *it nomination of Ceinmiesioners foe time mission,: the advice andeonsein of the S e nate. The toncurreneW of. the . House to the pleasure, by the ap p ro pri a tio n s neceseary.ftecisr. tying it into effect, is aiike subject to its free deeirtninanon, and indispensable to the fulfilment ef the intention. • With this unrestricted exposition Of w o h. loll have been governed in this transaction; gl4 wen as of the niects to be discussed, and of the ends, if p0*5ib101,!4,....bLI t „tillel by our representatiomat the proposed CootroN priety of an appropriation to the candid consideration and. en. lightened patriotism of the Leg), „str i n zuwey ,• ;Ns • 1/4,